opening space with despise

2006-10-16 Thread filiz
I know that is a weird subject line. This is the question I have today: Have you ever hosted an open space with a group/organization that you despise? If despise is too strong of a word, how about disapprove or dislike? Is it ethical? Is it possible for a facilitator to carry certain position and

Re: opening space with despise

2006-10-16 Thread Erich Kolenaty
: [OSLIST] opening space with despise I know that is a weird subject line. This is the question I have today: Have you ever hosted an open space with a group/organization that you despise? If despise is too strong of a word, how about disapprove or dislike? Is it ethical? Is it possible

Re: opening space with despise

2006-10-16 Thread Claudia Haack
is better" side of things to make sure they know what I do think. Best - Claudia Claudia Haack KAIROS Alliance, Inc. 608.288.8315 www.kairosalliance.com -Original Message- From: OSLIST [mailto:osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu] On Behalf Of filiz Sent: Monday, October

Re: opening space with despise

2006-10-17 Thread Jo Toepfer
Dear Filiz, one part of being present and invisible for me is to think always about the beauty, brightness and potential of the group that came together in this particular gathering. And that any person in the room is a gift. Doing so I normally forget about my own judgements and assumptions,

Re: opening space with despise

2006-10-21 Thread Joelle Lyons Everett
Filiz-- Your question is one I have considered for myself, and it is not an easy one for me. What came up when I thought about it was a story I heard once from Carol Erickson, who was the daughter of the well-known psychologist Milton Erickson, and a psychotherapist herself. A man came to he

Re: opening space with despise

2006-10-24 Thread Kathleen Osta
What a great story, Joelle. Thank you for sharing it. Have heard of variations on a theme of this dilemme, e.g., working for tobacco and defense industry companies. Appreciate this perspective, Kathleen On Oct 21, 2006, at 12:58 AM, Joelle Lyons Everett wrote: Filiz-- Your question is one